BARAMULLA: Police on Tuesday said it has arrested wife of Mudasir Ahmad Reshi of Parisian in his murder along with another accomplice Wasim Reshi.
In press conference held at PS Kunzer, SSP Baramulal while sharing the details told media that Mudasir was killed by the two and his body was dumped near a Nalla culvert in the area.
According to him, the family had recorded a missing report of the deceased on January 17 PS stating that Mudasir Ahmad left home to fetch some eatables, however, he did not return back. Accordingly missing report was registered at PS Kunzer and search for the missing person was started.
During the search, Police Station Kunzer retrieved the body of Mudasir from village Rehram near a culvert on Saturday. Accordingly case FIR No. 04/2020 was registered under relevant sections of law and investigation was initiated in the matter.
He added that during the course of investigations, taking aid of modern scientific methods of investigation, officers learnt that one individual identified as Waseem Ahmad Reshi of Pariswani was involved in the commission of crime.
Investigation of the case revealed that Waseem had been in touch with the victim’s (Mudasir Reshi) wife and both of them intended to marry. Consequently, Waseem and victim Mudasir’s wife conspired to eliminate Mudasir Reshi.
Accordingly on 15th January 2020, Waseem took Mudasir to Rehram on a pretext to pay him five thousand rupees – which he had promised him earlier. Upon reaching Rehram, accused Waseem hit on the head of victim Mudasir with a wooden stick and then slit open his throat with a sharp knife.
Police have recovered weapon of offence including the wooden stick and the knife.
The body of the victim was handed over to his legal heirs after completion of medico legal formalities. Both the accused have been arrested.

Mushtaq Ahamd